WorksheetsRoot Vocab. #6 Wilcox County GA
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
My day was characterized by an overwhelming sense of __________ inasmuch as I spent hours playing records and staring at the walls of my chambers while the rain beat upon the window panes and the cat recumbent upon the windowsill slept peacefully.
bivouac
ennui
creche
dossier
The FBI agents showed up early one morning at the besmirched senator's house to search for the ___________ of documents pertaining to his illegal activities.
dossier
ennui
sortie
janissary
The movie star always presents himself with ____________ at his film premieres, and the media often comments on his sense of style.
entourage
panache
gilet
bergamot
The community put together a beautiful __________ in the park at Christmas. Everyone said this was the best manger scene they'd done in years.
creche
lackey
scimitar
percale
The musician's __________ included a wide variety of songs, everything from the hits of the 60"s and 70's through Miley Cyrus and Rihanna.
repertoire
kiosk
vizier
entourage
Miley Cyrus ditched her party-loving ____________ so that she would have more time with her boyfriend, Liam Hemsworth.
cossack
entourage
kabob
creche
The Russian Air Force sent their supersonic heavy bomber, the Tupolev 160, on ___________ to Syria to hit ISIS targets.
kiosks
sorties
bivouacs
panaches
The Polish forces ___________ several miles outside of Vienna on September 11, 1683, the night before the attack on the Ottoman siege force, which had held the city for months.
bivouacked
kabobed
caracaled
satraped
While the _________ orange is too sour to eat, its peel yields a fragrant oil that is also used in some medicines.
lackey
bergamot
janissary
caracal
I would like to get a ________ for a pet, but they are probably too dangerous to keep inside. It might kill someone.
cossack
janissary
kebab
caracal
_________ is another name for a sleeveless jacket, and the term is Turkish in origin although it sounds French.
kebab
gilet
creche
sortie
The crime boss had an array of _______ who would do whatever he asked, no matter how violent.
lackeys
popinjays
scimitars
demitasses
The Ottoman Turks had at least 200,000 regular troops and 10,000 _______protecting the sultan at the Battle of Vienna in 1683, but it was not enough to stop the smaller Polish-Lithuanian cavalry from decisively defeating them.
cossacks
janissaries
lackeys
scimitars
Napoleon is quoted as having said, "Give me the _______ alone, and I will take over Europe with them," probably due to his admiration of the troops' abilities that he saw in the invasion of Russia.
Cossacks
Caracals
kebabs
lackeys
If you are looking for a certain store in the shopping mall, find a ______, and it will have a map of all the stores.
kiosk
satrap
naphtha
percale
You can put about whatever you want on a __________: chicken, steak, mushrooms, peppers, squash, zucchini, anything that will stay on the stick when you put it on the grill.
shish kebab
scimitar
cummerbund
demitasse
The young man was sort of a __________ who thought he could do no wrong and that all girls wanted to go out with him.
satrap
popinjay
shish kebab
caracal
The little boy wore a _________ suit for Easter and looked very sharp.
seersucker
percale
naphtha
popinjay
After they stole some bread, Aladdin and Abu were being chased by men weilding _________.
gilets
scimitars
caracals
cossacks
Jafar was the ________ to the Sultan in Aladdin.
vizier
cummerbund
satrap
lackey
Each province of the Persian Empire was ruled by a ________ who reported directly to the king.
popinjay
shish kebab
kiosk
satrap
_________ is a popular type of material for sheets as it holds up well and is soft.
Naphtha
Percale
Vizier
Gilet
The Greeks used _______ to burn their enemy's ships on the water, and although we are unsure of its exact composition, it had to be mostly comprised of some sort of flammable hydrocarbon such as crude oil.
entourage
naphtha
bivouac
kiosk
The fancy coffee shop served its espresso in a ____________.
demitasse
shish kebab
creche
dossier
A few years ago, a _________ was commonly seen as an integral part of a tuxedo, and one would often match it to the girl's dress.
bergamot
cummerbund
caracal
scimitar
